PFAS forever chemicals found in English drinking water – why are they everywhere and what are the risks?: husjur02/Shutterstock PFAS chemicals (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances), also known as forever chemicals, are rarely out of the news at the moment. The latest concern about this chemical group is their presence in drinking water in England. The …
PFAS: how research is uncovering damaging effects of ‘forever chemicals’: Sergey Mironov/Shutterstock Since their inception in the 1940s, the so-called forever chemicals have woven themselves into the fabric of our modern world. But recently, they’ve been appearing in alarming news headlines about their damaging effects on our health. PFAS have, in fact, come under intense …
PFAS: you can’t smell, see or taste these chemicals, but they are everywhere – and they’re highly toxic to humans: PFAS are persistent and spread through the atmosphere via hydrological processes. Chatchawal Phumkaew/Shutterstock Humans perceive risk based largely on what we can see, smell and taste. Those senses serve us well when there are perceptible …
South Africa in the news: Bluewater water purifiers shown to remove health-threatening PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from water: Studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate PFAS may be in the blood of nearly all Americans. In mid-January, 2021, a …: “South Africa” – BingNews WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s: …
South Africa in the news: Bluewater water purifiers shown to remove health-threatening PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from water: Studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate PFAS may be in the blood of nearly all Americans. In mid-January, 2021, a …: “South Africa” – BingNews WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for Covid variants, over-65s: …